PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA, THE: PALEYFEST FALL TV PREVIEWS 2021: CBS: CSI: VEGAS {EDITED MASTER}

Summary

One in a series of seminars presented as part of The Paley Center for Media's 2021 Fall TV Previews PALEYFEST events. Recorded virtually, this evening celebrates "CSI: Vegas," the fifth series in the "CSI" police drama franchise, this one following the macabre exploits of a team of forensic criminalistics experts in downtown Las Vegas.

Nischelle Turner (co-host, "Entertainment Tonight") moderates the following panelists: executive producer/creator Anthony E. Zuiker; executive producers Jerry Bruckheirmer, Jonathan Littman, and Jason Tracey; and cast members Jorja Fox (Sara Sidle), Paula Newsome (Maxine Roby), Mandeep Dhillon (Allie Rajan), and Matt Lauria (Joshua Folsom).

The panelists touch on such topics as: how the Discovery Channel's "The New Detectives" inspired Zuiker to come up with the original show; why the pandemic-based questioning of science made producers opt to reboot a franchise about crimes being uncovered via scientific means; how the latest "CSI" spinoff will bridge the gap from the original show's 2015 conclusion; updates that have been made to the series; how original stars Fox and William Petersen (Gil Grissom) were convinced to resume their old roles; the reactions of Newsome, Dhillon, and Lauria after being asked to join the "epic" franchise; the ways in which technology has changed since "Crime Scene Investigation"debuted in 2000; how the Las Vegas setting serves as its own character; Fox's recollection of shooting an early "CSI" episode in which a Las Vegas-based sandstorm closed down the set; Newsome's continual amazement at the bizarre practices of Las Vegas partiers; Littman's experience of being sternly lectured about "the CSI effect" while on jury duty; Tracey's secret for making the new show attract franchise fans while appealing to new viewers; Jorja's tips for co-stars about mastering scenes with an abundance of technical lingo; why Dhillon has never seen a "CSI" episode, and refused to binge them before joining the cast; Lauria's experience working on the original show's last three episodes featuring lead actress Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows); if actors from the show's other incarnations will serve as guest stars; why Bruckheirmer's favorite "CSI" entry was the show's 21-year-old premiere episode; and how cast members change their thoughts upon reading a script featuring particularly dark elements.

Details

• NETWORK: Paley
• DATE: PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:47:49
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: 144170
• GENRE: Seminars
• SUBJECT HEADING: N/A
• SERIES RUN: N/A
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Nischelle Turner … Moderator
• Jerry Bruckheimer … Panelist
• Anthony E. Zuiker … Panelist
• Jonathan Littman … Panelist
• Jason Tracey … Panelist
• Jorja Fox … Panelist
• Paula Newsome … Panelist
• Mandeep Dhillon … Panelist
• Matt Lauria … Panelist
• William Petersen
• Marg Helgenberger